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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1941
Page
2
A wide range of household textiles and menswear offered at sale prices. Includes white twill bed sheets, colored towels, coir mats, cotton dress goods, hair cord and rugs, plus bed linens and ready-to-wear for boys and men. Prices listed across many items, with limited stock on several lines.
Ladies washing frocks neat assorted designs 4/6 99/11. Georgette and lace frocks silk georgette well made in western and other sizes matching silk slips. Shades of black and navy. Usual price 65 shillings now 29 shillings 6 pence. Two only U S ensembles in black and navy long sleeve frocks with three quarter coats were 69 6. Lucas frocks in all sizes and shades were from 39 11 to 45. Now to clear 21 and 25. One only white silk divided sports skirt size one special value 18 6 now 9 11. One only white silk divided sports skirt nicely made 21 now 12 11.
Fragments show seasonal items and prices among notes for desserts and tablets. Entries mention dry pickle, Wasin ry, port momsars, and suggested quantities with multiple odd dates and garbled text. The piece references services like hairdressing and varied offerings, though details are incomplete.
A dense collection of advertised items listing FOR Sale houses and land Millview Quinn street Numurkah prime wheaten chaff feed oats fruit-pickers wanted at Ardmon a orchardists with contact letters G Freer Ardmona Ralph Thompson and F P S services sewing machine repairs diaries and subscriptions Parke Davis cosmetics and Louis Hamon pharmacy film processing and pregnant health ads tailors and clothing offers Kath matite motor coach Numurkah service guard health prescriptions orders and a council note acknowledging Goulburn Valley highway proclamation with local MPs thanks plus a memorial notice for HATTY miss.
At yesterdays Water Trust meeting engineer Mr W C Shaw said flooding remains unavoidable in the east Numurkah area due to flat terrain, but blocks reduced waste. some landholders are accused of removing flood blocks and the Trust may take drastic action. Registration notices remind all wheat growers to register, including share-farmers. readers learn about Melb excursion, bowling results, a Katunga crossing incident, and a note on spectacles.
A Melbourne era report describes a lively gathering where married men formed groups called The Henperkeds, planning entertainment and committees. Officers included President Mr Belt and Secretary Mr Bilin, with a cross section of attendees discussing the Red Crows and Comforts Fund, plus a bowling tournament outline and a note on the Water Trust meetings.
January edition highlights a Send-off to Pro and a program titled Millionaire Playboy plus Sued for Libel. H. Smith appears at Strathmerton to promote the event with backing from local supporters.
The Melville Street hardware shop Tuttle Bros advertises a wide stock of baths basins stainless sinks paints brushes corrugated iron and general hardware inviting public inspection of their goods and workmanship.
A garbled OCR list mentions teams and players like Winghne and Te Avie with fragments of locations such as Tocumwal and Manton. It notes names such as Cordon Sanders and Russell, plus teams and a SRW fin event, but the text is fragmentary with no clear results or dates.
Numarkah announces two teams entering this week amid scheduling shifts caused by a bye. The matchups between Numarkah and Nathakia will be adjusted as players may transfer between teams to balance play. Team composition and lineup height will be posted at the club house tonight.
The amended draw lists January 15 Numurkah White versus Numurkah Blue at Wongha, January 22 Blue versus Tocumwal at Wunghno White, and January 23 Tocumwal versus White Blue versus Wenghnu with matches on the green. The second round greens will be reversed.
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